Montana Military Records: Difference between revisions

*[http://www.havremt.com/attractions/fort_assinniboine.htm Fort Assiniboine]--1879-1911 Established to prevent Sitting Bull and the Souix warriors from returning from Canada.  

*[http://www.fortlincoln.com/ Fort Abraham Lincoln ]-- in North Dakota  

*[http://www.ftbelknap-nsn.gov/grosvent.htm Fort Belknap]  

*[http://www.fortbenton.com/fbrestore/history.htm Fort Benton] -- Textual records of this fort, 1869-1881, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/393.html Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920], under "Records of Posts, 1820-1940" (Record Group 393.7).  

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Reno_(Wyoming) Fort Connor ](also known as Old Fort Reno)  

*[http://www.legendsofamerica.com/mt-forts3.html Fort Custer ]-- Textual records of this fort, 1877-1898, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/393.html Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920], under "Records of Posts, 1820-1940" (Record Group 393.7).  

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Ellis Fort Ellis ]-- Textual records of this fort, 1867-1886, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/393.html Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920], under "Records of Posts, 1820-1940" (Record Group 393.7).  

*[http://www.philkearny.vcn.com/fortfetterman.htm Fort Fetterman ]-- in Wyoming  

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_William_Henry_Harrison Fort William Henry Harrison]-- 1895-1913  

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Keogh Fort Keogh ]-- Textual records of this fort, 1876-1908, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/393.html Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920], under "Records of Posts, 1820-1940" (Record Group 393.7).  

*[http://usforting.com/2010/05/22/fort-harrison-fort-logan-montana/ Fort Logan ]-- Textual records of this fort, 1870-1880, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/393.html Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920], under "Records of Posts, 1820-1940" (Record Group 393.7).  

*[http://www.ultimatemontana.com/sectionpages/Section9/history/fortmaginnis.html Fort Maginnis ]-- Textual records of this fort, 1880-1890, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/393.html Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920], under "Records of Posts, 1820-1940" (Record Group 393.7).  

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Missoula Fort Missoula] -- Textual records of this fort, 1877-1939, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/393.html Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920], under Records of Posts, 1820-1940" (Record Group 393.7).  

*[http://www.fortpeckdam.com/historypages/?p=18 Fort Peck]  

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Poplar_River Camp Poplar River] -- Textual records of this fort, 1880-1893, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/393.html Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920], under "Records of Posts, 1820-1940" (Record Group 393.7).  

*[http://lewis-clark.org/content/content-article.asp?ArticleID=2970 Fort Raymond]  - Built by Manuel Lisa and called Manuel's Fort  

*[http://russell.visitmt.com/communities/FortShaw.htm Fort Shaw] -- Textual records of this fort, 1867-1891, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/393.html Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920], under "Records of Posts, 1820-1940" (Record Group 393.7).  

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_C._F._Smith_(Fort_Smith,_Montana) Fort C. F. Smith]--1866-1868; originally named Fort Ransom  

*[http://lewisandclark.mt.gov/sites.asp?IDNumber=1 Fort Union]  

*[http://www.fortsmithmontana.com/history.html Fort Smith]  

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Stevenson Fort Stevenson] -- Textual records of this fort, 1867-1883, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/393.html Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920], under "Records of Posts, 1820-1940" (Record Group 393.7).

Many military records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives and its regional centers, and state archives. [[United States Military Records|United States Military Records]] provides more information about the federal records. For Montana the following sources are helpful.